Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb (6 July 1767[1] - 24 May 1820[1]) was a Faroese lawyer. He was Lawman (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands from 1805 to 1816. Hammershaimb was the last Lawman before the position was abolished.
Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb | |
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Lawman of the Faroe Islands | |
In office 1805–1816 | |
Preceded by | Johan Michael Lund |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 July 1767 |
Died | 24 May 1820 | (aged 52)
Nationality | Faroese |
Children | Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (son) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb was the father of Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb,[2] who set the rules and orthography for the modern Faroese language.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b NIELSEN, Carl Frederik (1876). Stamtavle over Familien Hammershaimb, eller W. F. de Hammershaimbs Descendenter, etc (in Danish). Copenhagen: Cohen's Book Printing Company. p. 13. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Dalberg, C. A. S.; Plum, Paul Munk (1916). Metropolitan Skolen gennem 700 Aar (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 137. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Bandle, Oskar; Elmevik, Lennart; Widmark, Gun (2002). The Nordic Languages: An International Handbook of the History of the North Germanic Languages. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1463. ISBN 978-3-11-017149-5. Retrieved 29 February 2024.